China and EU wait to see how American election result will affect investment treaty negotiations

HONG KONG, Nov 2 (SCMP): China and the European Union are waiting for the result of the US presidential election which could prompt policy adjustments for the respective governments and cast additional uncertainty on the negotiation of an investment treaty, sources and analysts said.

Market access is the stumbling point in current China-EU investment talks after some progress was made in recent months on issues over state-owned enterprises and subsidies. Beijing deliberated in its offers to Brussels out of concern that any concession to the EU would also be requested by the US, one source said.